N.B. I don't own any of the characters and am quite glad I don't at times.

I'll apologise now if the science is a bit off but I was never very good at it and thankfully stopped two years back, hence why I'm very rusty on even the basics.

This is set in series seven and beyond, I know it doesn't fit with what happens in ep 1-2 of series 7, I have an excuse as I haven't watched them still being in the middle of series 6 but I do know what happens. I won't say more other than I don't agree with what happened. Bear with me and I'll try and do an alternative.

Naitriab

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Daniels office

Jonas Quinn sat on a stool in the office that had been his for a year but now had been returnned to its original owner Daniel Jackson who was now looking around to see what Jonas had changed in the time it had belonged to him. As far as Jonas could recall he hadn't changed anything apart from adding a few books and the gold fish there was nothing new.

"Well, I can't see that you've changed much while I've been away." Daniel said a length coming back round to the slightly younger man.

"I haven't. I added a bit but tried to leave it much as it was." Jonas replied.

"Thank you. I know it's a bit cluttered but I know where everything is. More or less."

"I moved all my stuff out while you were recovering. If you want you can look over what I've noted down, it's only in my room." Jonas offered wanting to try and make it up to the man whose death he had caused about a year earlier.

"It's alright Jonas. I can look over it at my leisure. You can talk me through it if you want." Daniel offred straightening his glasses. He knew that Jonas was edgy around him and a talk with Sam earlier that morning had revealed that Jonas felt responsible for Daniel's death and felt very guilty about that.

"If you don't mind me talking to you I mean you have had many more years experience at this type of thing and I have no idea whether I've written about things that will interest you as I am a scientist rather than an Archaeologist." Jonas said

"I'm sure you'll do fine." Daniel said hiding a smile.

"Jonas could you excuse us for a bit I need to talk to Daniel." Jack said from the doorway.

"Yes." Jonas said getting hurridly to his feet and leaving the room.

"I'm glad you're back Daniel. Jonas is a good kid and all but I'd rather have you on my team." Jack said watching Jonas go.

"He is hardly a kid, he's only about 5 years younger than me."

"He acts it though. He's too eager to please. Not that he hasn't been usful on occasion, I mean the guy saved the world and all but you go way back with us." Jack said.

"I've missed you as well." Daniel said knowing what Jack was trying to say.

"You're rejoining the team I take it"

"Jonas and I have talked and he is very eager to let me back on SG1. He knows he isn't needed elsewhere but he doesn't want to go back to Kelowna yet." Daniel said.

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He was gald that Daniel was back as it meant that the guilt could start to leave. He had lived with the guilt of causing the other mans death for a year and hadn't enjoyed it. That wasn't technically true as he had enjoyed it when he was on a mission and able to come up with suggestions that were useful. It was when he was left alone that the problems started, he began to wonder what he could have done differently and other than going himself hadn't come up with anything. He was well aware that they wanted him back on his planet but he wasn't ready for that yet. They would push him into an office job but he wanted to see more of the universe before he'd let that happen. He was not yet 30 and there was much still to be done. He had an idea of what he wanted to try but he needed to run some tests first before putting the idea to Sam and Daniel.

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Two hours later ...

Jack, Sam, Daniel and Teal'c had dragged Jonas out of his room for a meal, not that the food was anything special but Sam and Daniel had insisted that they all got together so Jonas didn't feel as though he was being ignored now that Daniel was back. Jack hadn't thought about it but had realised that it was a good idea in the end especially if Jonas were to go back to Kelowna soon which Jack expected him to do. Daniel was the only one on the table who didn't expect Jonas to go back yet as he could see that the other man longed to explore.

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Jonas' room 1 hr later ...

When the others finally allowed Jonas to leave he hurried back to his room and read through his notes again. When the alarm sounded he hurried to the control room leaving the folder on his bed

ALTERNATIVE REALITIES was all that was printed on the folder and it was very full.

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Could you please let me know what you think about this. I'll apologise ow to anyone who didn't know what happens at the start of series 7 but it was hardly a big secret. I'm certain that some hardcore fans will tell me I've got Daniel and Jonas' ages wrong well tough. I'm having them at 34 for Daniel and 29 for Jonas it works for this story. Saying that I'd still apreciate feed back and I promise that something will happen eventually.

Naitriab